Vaccine

Geneva:  Countries should consider giving a second Covid-19 vaccine booster to the elderly, pregnant women, health workers, people with weaker immune systems and those at higher risk of severe disease, according to a team of experts from…

Sydney:  Health authorities in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) will begin the nation's first rollout of monkeypox vaccination on August 8 amid a spike in the number of cases. As of Friday, Australia had 58 confirmed…

Ottawa: The Canadian federal government has announced that it will suspend vaccination requirements against Covid for domestic and outbound travel, federally regulated transportation sectors and federal government employees as of June 20.…

New York: Here is some welcome news for the developing countries, which don't have cold storage facilities (minus 70-degree C) to store vaccines such as Pfizers. "Studies are apace on now Phase 3 clinical trials for two novel Covid-19…

Canberra: A leading infectious diseases expert has urged the influenza vaccine to be made free for all Australians to prevent a looming health "disaster". Ian Barr, WHO Deputy Director Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on…

New York:  Antibiotic use in children in the first two years of age is associated with lower vaccine-induced antibody levels to several vaccines, reveals a study. Several studies have suggested a negative association of antibiotic use…

New Delhi:  Three state governments - Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh - on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that vaccine mandates to avail public transport and access public places were necessary in public interest. Advocate…

New Delhi: Hyderabad-based vaccine manufacturer Biological E has applied for Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) for its Covid vaccine Corbevax for children in 5 to 12 age bracket, official sources said on Wednesday. In February, the…

London:  Amid fears of over blood clot risk, about 4.7 million Covid vaccine doses were wasted in the UK by the end of October 2021, according to a government report. According to the National Audit Office (NAO), this included about 1.9…

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Vaccine Store (RVS) of Koraput has received the ISO – 9001:2015 Quality certification for quality management system, in the storage of vaccines. The certification was awarded for proper storage of vaccine,…